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Top Stories Wikipedia Current Events Bobadilla in the Paraguay net. Kelvin Jack, who started his first seeks indictment of US Madras, Oregon showed several Fifa World Cup game, made seven marine signs of torture. saves. Italian prosecutors have asked a •Jack Abramoff scandals: David judge to indict a United States Safavian, former George W. Bush After 25 minutes Jack was a soldier for fatally shooting the White House official, is convicted bystander when Roberto Acuna's Italian intelligence officer Nicola of four felony counts of lying and freekick was driven hard into the Calipari at a roadblock in Iraq a obstruction related to his dealings box. Jack's central defender Brent year ago. with lobbyist Jack Abramoff. Sancho inadvertantly directed the ball goalbound with his head. Apple plans to sell movies on •Charles Taylor, former President iTunes of Liberia, leaves Sierra Leone for The goal that sealed the game for Apple Computer is planning to sell his human rights trial at The the South Amercians was scored full-length feature films for Hague. six minutes from time by Nelson download via the online iTunes •Japanese Prime Minister Cuevas after he had exchanged Music Store. The store currently Junichiro Koizumi announces passes with Roque Santa Cruz. sells digital music tracks, and plans to withdraw his country's more recently has begun to sell troops from Iraq. The 600 The game was notable for being TV episodes. soldiers had been deployed to the last appearance for Carlos Iraq in 2004 to aid in Gamarra, 35, for his national side. Featured story reconstruction and sparked He had played 110 games for controversy in Japan, as it was Paraguay. "Avast ye scurvy file the first time Japan had deployed sharers!": Interview with an overseas force since World After three games the Group B Swedish Pirate Party leader War II. table was topped by England with Rickard Falkvinge seven points and then Sweden The Pirate Party, a new Swedish •Israeli Prime Minister Ehud with five points with Paraguay and political party first publicized in Olmert and Palestinean President Trinidad and Tobago going out of January, wants to legalize sharing Mahmoud Abbas will attend a the competition. music, movies, and other common meeting later this week. copyrighted content using the Sweden score late against Internet. Party leader Rickard Paraguay beat Trinidad and England for 2-2 draw in Group Falkvinge shares his thoughts Tobago 2-0 in Group B B about the prospects of the party Paraguay beat Trinidad and Tobago Paraguay beat Trinidad and Tobago and the future of copyright law. in a match that had no effect on in a match that had no effect on the qualifiers through to the round the qualifiers through to the round Wikipedia Current Events sixteen of the Fifa World Cup, sixteen of the Fifa World Cup, •Iraqi officials have unconfirmed Tuesday. Tuesday. reports that they have found the bodies of the two U.S. soldiers Paraguay edged the game from Paraguay edged the game from the American military began start to finish and got a goal in start to finish and got a goal in looking for at the beginning of each half. each half. this week. The bodies of PFC Kristian Menchaca of Houston, Trinidad and Tobago could manage Trinidad and Tobago could manage Texas, and PFC Thomas Tucker of just two shots to trouble Aldo just two shots to trouble Aldo

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Bobadilla in the Paraguay net. substituted with Peter Crouch. the England goalline. Kelvin Jack, who started his first Fifa World Cup game, made seven Sweden pressured an unsettled Given the Swedish pressure the saves. England early on with ariel balls, last minute equaliser perhaps from corners especially; these created a fair reflection of the After 25 minutes Jack was a tactics would provide two goals in game. It also seemed to expose in bystander when Roberto Acuna's the second half for the the Group B winners a weakness freekick was driven hard into the Scandinavians. defending high balls. Sweden play box. Jack's central defender Brent the winner of Group A, Germany, Sancho inadvertantly directed the England had 55 per cent of ball in the next phase of the Fifa World ball goalbound with his head. play in the game and were most Cup. dominant before half time. The goal that sealed the game for Italy seeks indictment of US the South Amercians was scored Sven Goran Eriksson's side had marine six minutes from time by Nelson the lead on 33 minutes. Joe Cole Italian prosecutors have asked a Cuevas after he had exchanged on England's left took a clearance judge to indict a United States passes with Roque Santa Cruz. on his chest 35 yards from goal. soldier for fatally shooting the Cole volleyed the ball first time Italian intelligence officer Nicola The game was notable for being with a high dipping tradjectory and Calipari at a roadblock in Iraq a the last appearance for Carlos a scrambling year ago. The shooting occurred Gamarra, 35, for his national side. could only paddle it in off the post. when Calipari was escorting the He had played 110 games for Italian journalist Giuliana Sgrena Paraguay. Joe Cole created the second goal on her way to Baghdad airport. for Steven Gerrard on 85 minutes When their car came under fire After three games the Group B with a chip to the far post that from U.S. soldiers at a roadblock, table was topped by England with Gerrard headed powerfully on Calipari was fatally shot while seven points and then Sweden target. Joe Cole also earned seven trying to shield Sgrena, who was with five points with Paraguay and fouls for his side, two of which got only lightly wounded in the Trinidad and Tobago going out of Swedish players cautioned. incident. the competition. Joe Cole aside, Sven Goran The circumstances of the shooting Poland win 2-1 against Costa Eriksson's England might have are a matter of dispute between Rica in Group A been fortunate to had gone one Italy and the United States. The Sweden came from behind twice goal up with five minutes to go as U.S. military claims that the car to hold England to an eventful if Sweden had many chances in the was approaching the checkpoint at scrappy 2-2 draw in Koln, Tuesday. second half. high speed, when the troops attempted to signal the car with Seconds from time England looked The chance Sweden converted to light signals, aiming a green laser likely to win against a team they make it 1-1 came on 51 minutes at the windshield and warning had not beaten since 1968. But a from one of Sweden's 12 corner shots. When the car failed to slow long throw from the Swedish left kicks. Marcus Allback, standing on down, the soldiers shot into the was missed by Sol Campbell and the left edge of the six yard box, engine of the car. Henrik Larson got a touch that flicked Tobias Linderoth's cross crawled into the far corner of Paul with his head and it looped behind The Italian government claims that Robinson's net. him over the defence and in the there were no warning signs prior net. to the shootings. They contest that For England, who needed at least the car was speeding and that it a draw to top Group B and play An almost identical corner brought accelerated after the first round of Ecuador in the round of sixteen, a reaction save on to the crossbar fire. Moreover they allege that a the drama had began after two from England's Robinson. Sweden proper inquiry into the case was minutes. Striker Michael Owen fell captain Olof Melberg then hit the impossible since the vehicle was to the floor unchallenged crossbar with an effort. From yet removed and army logs destroyed apparently badly injured. Owen another dangerous Linderoth shortly after the incident. rolled off the pitch and was corner Gerrard cleared the ball off

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Italian prosecutors are arguing of the six yard box. has transmitted on BBC TWO and that the shooting was a "political the team did a stirling job in murder" as Calipari was a civil Ecuador were no big threat going revitalising the format for our servant and the shooting damaged forward and had rested Augustin audience, but we all recognise that Italy's interests. In Italy, murder Delgado and Ivan Hurtado, the the time has come to move on." suspects cannot be tried in captain, for the game. Marlon absentia unless the murder has Ayovi was Ecuador's captain Apple plans to sell movies on political connotations. It is against Germany. iTunes expected to take at least two Apple Computer is planning to sell months for a judge to rule on the Germany's second was set up by full-length feature films for indictment request. Michael Ballack. A brilliant chip download via the online iTunes surprised two Ecuador defenders, Music Store. The store currently The U.S. Embassy in Rome Klose stealed in between them and sells digital music tracks, and declined to comment. before the advancing Mora, and, more recently has begun to sell TV controlling the ball once with his episodes. Germany too hot for Ecuador in thigh, Klose passed into an empty Group A net. Apple executives are in Germany made light of heat and negotiations with film studios to humidity to brush Ecuador aside In the second half there was no arrange the deal and settle on 3-0 in their final Group A match, hurry to the German game, pricing structures. It is expected Tuesday. Ecuador had much of the that films will retail for around possession, but Klinsmann's team $9.99 US dollars, although some The Germans got goals from looked a constant threat on the studios are reported to want to set Miroslav Klose, whose two tallies break. On one such fast attack a higher price. put him top of the Fifa World Cup Bernd Schnieder on the right wing scorers chart with four goals, and crossed low for Podolski who slid iTunes is currently by the biggest , his first at the in and tipped the ball toward the online retailer of digital music, competition. far post. with its software tightly integrated with the popular iPod line of Luis Suarez's side had 57 per cent Germany and Ecuador had to wait products. Newer versions of the of ball possession but Jens on the outcome of the Group B iPod include a colour screen Lehmann had to make just two match between Sweden and capable of displaying videos, and saves from Edison Mendez's and England to know their next so consumers could watch the Edwin Tenorio's 35 yard efforts. opponents. The winner of Group A films on the devices, but it is not would play the runner-up in Group yet clear how many people will After the third goal what there was B and vice versa. want to do this. of a contest ended. This was partly because both sides had already BBC's famous 'Top of the Pops' Apple CEO Steve Jobs is also the achieved qualification through to programme to be axed largest single shareholder of the round of sixteen and wanted The BBC has confirmed that its Disney, which now owns animation to conserve energy. famous Top of the Pops music studio Pixar, however he could end programme is to be axed this up playing a wider role within the It also was 27 degrees Celcius in summer, after Media Guardian film industry if iTunes becomes the the and together broke the news. The programme dominant online distributor. with the 65 per cent humidity began on New Year's Day in 1964 playing at a fast pace for a long and has featured most of the top A full-length TV movie, 'High time was difficult. bands and artists ever since. School Musical' from Disney, is already available on iTunes, The first goal came on three The last show will be on July 30, suggesting that the technical minutes. 2006. infrastructure is already in place. brought down a cross level with goal and cut it back to Klose. The The Controller of BBC Two, Roly New Zealand PM faults Japan Polish born striker finished neatly Keating, said "I've really enjoyed over Whaling Commission vote across Cristian Mora from the edge the last year that Top of the Pops New Zealand Prime Minister Helen

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Clark has accused Japan of The story was first reported by Member's business a motion creating a rift between Pacific BBC correspondant James Hardy, moved by Michael Johnson Countries. She accuses Japan of and comes out of a study into (Australian Liberal Party, Division influencing the voting of some ministerial travel costs. of Ryan) that sought to affirm and member nations of the Pacific "celebrate" support for marriage Island Forum at the International The nicknames 'Blair Force One' "between a man and a woman" Whaling Commission by supplying and 'Blair Force Two' have already and called on the Government to vast amounts of aid to certain begun to stick. American "enact policies that promote and small pacific nations. presidents have traditionally used strengthen marriage".Contents a special jet called 'Air Force One'. New Zealand provides a total of Johnson discussed the earlier $23 million a year in aid to three Twin babies in NZ foster home amendment to the Australian of the six Pacific nations â Kiribati, die of head injuries Marriage Act passed in 2004 which the Solomons, and Tuvalu. Japan The New Zealand police who are effectively removed the possibility pledged approximately 45 billion investigating the deaths of male for same-sex marriage, and yen (NZ $633 million) in aid for all twin babies say that they suffered continued that the failed efforts of Pacific nations. New Zealand's from serious head injuries. the Australian Capital Territory annual budget for aiding pacific (ACT) to provide for civil unions nations on the other hand totals The two babies were named Chris within that state was a matter for merely NZ $173 million. Kahui and Cru Kahui. They lived in "grave alarm". Johnson then a foster home. Child, Youth and argued against same-sex marriage Miss Clark is quoted as saying Family have removed two other saying that "Children come from "One would hope that over time children living at the Mangere marriage and families stem from Japan might reflect on the damage home. marriage". Johnson criticized the this is doing to [its] relationships earlier ACT legislation which around the world" and that it The police are investigating a provided for the dissolution of civil "sprayed a lot of money around" double homicide after the two unions by letter to the ACT to garner support. babies were taken off life support registrar, stating that "Marriage is at Starship Hospital, Auckland. a lifelong commitment". However, The Prime Minister has ruled out The twins were admitted to Johnson went on to discuss the any retaliation against the islands, Starship on Tuesday 13 June. At breakdown of marriage and the saying it would not affect any the time of admission they both status of single parents to argue future aid funding. suffered from head injuries and that "surely we all agree that the one suffered from a broken thigh. best environment for the rearing Tony Blair orders two of children is one that has both a government jets A post-mortem revealed that the mother and a father". UK Prime Minister Tony Blair is set babies had died from numerous to give the go-ahead for an order injuries and brain damage, Chris Hayes (Australian Labor of two government jets. One jet is however police cannot tell if any of Party, Division of Werriwa), took a likely to contain 70 seats, whilst the injuries were historical. different stance in speaking to the the other will be smaller with motion, by discussing how the around 15 seats. Previously the New Zealand is ranked third for Government's new industrial Prime Minister has chartered the rate of child murder in the relation legislation, WorkChoices, aircraft or used a royal plane. Both Organisation for Economic Co- would affect the balancing of work planes would be second hand and operation and Development and family life, and called for not bought outright but leased on (OECD). industrial legislation that would a long-term contract. "support families into the future". Australian House of Government departments, as well Representatives moves to Margaret May (Liberal, Division of as the royal family, who will have affirm support for heterosexual McPherson), the seconder of the first priority, will be able to use the marriage motion, recommenced arguing jets, but will have to pay for the The Australian House of against same-sex marriage, calling full cost of travel. Representatives yesterday it a "social experiment", and went discussed as part of private on to state that "Same sex

If you would like to write, publish or edit articles, visit www.wikinews.org Wednesday, June 21, 2006 Wikinews Page 5 relationships, or, indeed, unions Rankin) quoted a House games) and has gained something should not have the same status Committee report To have and to of an international cult status, in as a marriage between a man and hold -- strategies to strengthen part for its public and irreverent a woman". May concluded her marriage and relationships, saying responses to legal threats received speech by calling for support to that the report was bipartisan and from copyright lawyers of major "services to assist children, young that "the issue of marriage does corporations. The site was people and adults and to continue enjoy bipartisan support in this reopened days after the raid on sustatining safe, supportive and parliament", and reiterated Labor's Dutch servers (but is now back in nurturing family relationships". support for the Marriage Sweden again). Rickard Falkvinge, Amendment which excluded the leader of the Pirate Party, argues John Murphy (Labor, Division of possibility for same-sex marriage. that regardless of the legal Lowe) also affirmed support for Emerson concluded his remarks by outcome in the case, the web site heterosexual marriage, by stating again tying the impact of the demonstrates that copyright law in that "Marriage is a natural bond WorkChoices to family life. its current form is not sustainable. between man and woman, recognized in the vast majority of No other members of parliament Adopting the moniker of the cultures, whether Christian or spoke against or criticised the maligned "Internet pirates", the otherwise", and that "nature motion before debate was party argues for drastically limiting ordains the natural procreative interrupted. The debate is set to the scope and enforcement of function of man and woman". continue today. copyright law, abolishing patent Murphy also addressed the law, and protecting privacy in amendments to the Marriage Act, Interestingly, the Australian what it sees as a "control and saying that "this definition is the Senate is yet to debate a motion surveillance society" (party only valid recognition of our civil moved by the Australian principles). The party is hoping to laws which correctly reflects the Democrats in order to repeal the garner enough votes in the natural law and moral law", and Marriage Amendment discussed September election to become a that "You do not even have to and institute same-sex marriage. small but important faction in the believe in anything to draw that The Australian Greens are also next Swedish parliament. Rickard conclusion." Murphy however supportive of same-sex marriage, Falkvinge found some time in stated in conclusion of his speech but neither of these parties hold between interviews and party that "we are all let down by those seats in the House. work to answer our questions. who...mask their support for marriage and who employ it as a "Avast ye scurvy file sharers!": There are rumours that the weapon to attack the many other Interview with Swedish Pirate Swedish government was relationships in our society. Such Party leader Rickard Falkvinge indirectly acting on behalf of the attacks are unconscionable, MP3s for the people? The Pirate U.S. MPAA in shutting down the unnecessary and unjustified." Party a new Swedish political party site. Do you feel that your first publicized in January, wants government is beholden to U.S. Michael Ferguson (Liberal, Division to legalize sharing music, movies, interests? of Bass) reiterated points raised by and other copyrighted content Oh, the MPAA said so themselves those before him, but also using the Internet. What may in a press release, it's more than a mentioned the issue of seem like a doomed effort by a rumor. Check their press release discrimination, saying that "there small group of idealists is "Swedish authorities sink Pirate is different treatment under the attracting significant media Bay". law for different relationships. But attention, in part due to a recent this is not about dicscrimination police raid on The Pirate Bay, an And yes, this particular fact has against the indivdual and it is not extremely popular BitTorrent caused something of an uproar in designed to be." Ferguson tracker. Sweden. It's widely believed that continued to say that "As Swedish authorities were more or individual people, homosexual The Pirate Bay allows people to less ordered by a foreign power to men and women have exactly the download content listed in its act forcefully against an entity same legal rights as you or I". database using the BitTorrent that was in, at worst, a legal gray protocol (including the latest area according to Swedish law. Craig Emerson (Labor, Division of Hollywood movies or computer The raid must have boosted your

If you would like to write, publish or edit articles, visit www.wikinews.org Wednesday, June 21, 2006 Wikinews Page 6 recognition. How many members voters alike. piracy of software, movies, music, do you currently have, and how and so on. Will a name like "Pirate successful has your fundraising This might be hard for people not Party" not antagonize voters, effort been so far? following the Swedish media to given that the label is so Our member count is at 6540, no, grasp, but we have made a big negatively used? How about 6541, no wait, 6543... well, you splash. Today, our Minister of potential allies abroad who argue get the picture. Our members Justice was quoted as saying that for a more balanced copyright register themselves on our he's open to changes to copyright regime, such as the Electronic website after paying the laws that would make file-sharing Frontier Foundation or Creative membership fee electronically, legal, with the headline "Bodstrom Commons? which helps reduce our admin load (his name) flip-flops about file Oh, it is a crime. That's the heart considerably. sharing." Immediately underneath of the problem! The very problem were the Pirate Party's comments is that something that 20% of the Fundraising brought in 108,000 to his suggestions. Let's take that voters are doing is illegal by SEK [Ed.: approx. 14,700 USD or again: when a minister makes a punishment of jail time. That's 11,600 EUR], enough to buy 3 statement about file sharing, what we want to change. Where million ballots, which is some kind media calls us for comments, and the established parties are saying of at-least-we're-not-starving publishes them next to that that the voters are broken, we are minimum. We're not full, but statement. That's how big we saying it's the law that is broken. we're not starving, either. have become since the raid on the Following the raid on the Pirate Pirate Bay. Besides, it's a way of reclaiming a Bay, we have received another word. The media conglomerates 50K in donations. My sincere The Minister of Justice later denied have been pointing at us and thanks to everybody who wants to having made that statement to calling us pirates, trying to make help out; we are now looking into the press that reported it. us somehow feel shame. It getting more ballots to make sure doesn't work. We wear clothes we don't run out on election day. We will never be able to pay for saying "PIRATE" in bright colors (10 million ballots was our initial television ads, the way I see it. out on the streets. Yes, we are full-score aim.) Unless a very wealthy donor pirates, and we're proud of it, too. comes on stage. (If any such Do you think you will be able to person is reading this, we have Also, the term is not that negative cover future expenses such as planned how to spend up to at all in Sweden, much thanks to radio and television ads? $375,000 in a cost-efficient way the awesome footwork of the Following the raid on the Pirate up until the elections, on the Pirate Bureau, who have been Bay, and our tripling of the chance that donations appear. working since 2003 to educate the member roster, we don't need That spending does still not public. advertising. :-) We've been include any TV ads.) mentioned almost every news If you are elected, and have the hour across all channels on Are you aware of similar initiatives opportunity to become part of the national television in the last in other countries? next government of Sweden, do week. Some are trying, but none have you intend to focus only on the achieved the necessary issues in your platform (IP law and Also, the established parties have momentum and critical mass that privacy)? now started to turn, following our we have. We expect that Our current plan is to support the success. Parties representing momentum to happen once we government from the parliament, almost half of the elected get into Swedish Parliament and but not be part of it. If we're part parliament are now describing show that it can be done. of it, that means we get a vested today's copyright situation as not interest to not overthrow it, which working. They still don't [Ed.: A United States variant of puts us in a weaker position if understand why, though, they are the party was recently launched.] they start going against our just echoing what we say without interests. understanding what the words The name "Pirate Party" seems to mean. We'll get around to identify the party with what is Overall, our strategy is to achieve teaching them - them and the currently defined as a crime: the balance of power, where both

If you would like to write, publish or edit articles, visit www.wikinews.org Wednesday, June 21, 2006 Wikinews Page 7 the left and right blocks need our artists are using recognition as frameworks for the protection of votes to achieve a majority, and their primary driving force to intellectual works? then support the issues of create culture. What can they do? Fine us? Send whichever government that us an angry letter? agrees to drive our issues the Publishing anonymously or strongest. Basically, we sell our pseudonymously happens every Come on, countries need to think votes on other issues to the day on the Internet, so no big deal more like corporations. If the fine highest bidder in exchange for there either. is less than the cost to society, them driving ours. which it is in this case, then the The right to integrity, however, is right thing to do is to accept the Have you already made any an interesting issue. We state that fine with a polite "thank you". contacts in Swedish politics? we are for free sampling, meaning Contacts... I'm not sure what you you can take a sound that I made Actually, national media just called mean. Several of us have been for my tune and use it in your own me about this very question; the shaking hands with some of the tunes, or for that matter, a whole Department of Justice has stated established politicians, particularly phrase. That's partially in line with that we can't allow file sharing, as in the youth leagues, if that's today's copyright law on it would break international what you mean. derivative works; as long as you treaties. My response was that it add your own creative touch to a is more important to not have 1.2 I was thinking along the lines of work, you get your own protection million Swedes criminalized, than exploring possible modes of for the derivation. We want to it is to avoid paying a penalty fee. cooperation with established strengthen that right. political parties or are you already Do you think that weaker taken seriously? You might want to consider the intellectual property laws would We are taken seriously by most of alternative. In the 50s and 60s, a lessen the amount of products the youth leagues and by at least lot of rock and roll bands started released in Sweden by foreign one of the represented parties. In doing covers of old classical companies, such as Hollywood particular, which is what counts, music. This would almost certainly studios? we are now taken seriously by have been considered to violate As long as they believe that they national media. However, we can't the integrity of the original artist - will have a revenue here that tie contacts that explore modes of and was considered to do so by exceeds the cost of operations, cooperation quite yet â since our many - but in the eyes of many they will keep coming here. strategy depends on holding the others, it was instead great new Anything else would be wrong balance of power, we need to not culture of a previously unseen from a corporate standpoint. express a preference for whom form and shape. we'd like to cooperate with, or Besides, you need to remember we'd put ourselves in a weaker So I don't have a definite answer what we are doing is to change bargaining position. on the integrity issue. While I am the map according to what reality leaning towards the promotion of looks like. We do not want to What is your position on moral new culture taking precedence change people's behavior. We rights, as recognized by European over a limitation right, there may want to change the law so it Union copyright laws: the right of be unconsidered cases. reflects what the world actually attribution, the right to have a looks like. work published anonymously or Do you feel that trademark law is pseudonymously, and the right to adequate as it is? So, as they apparently make a the integrity of the work. Do you Yes. We have not seen any hidden profit today, I expect that to think these rights should be costs to trademarks that outweigh continue. preserved? the benefits of reducing We safeguard the right to transaction costs on a market Do you feel that the music attribution very strongly. After all, where seller and buyer are not industry in its current form will still what we are fighting for is the personally acquainted. be needed in a world where non- intent of copyright as it is commercial copying is permitted? described in the US constitution: How do you intend to deal with EU It's not so much if they are the promotion of culture. Many treaties which define certain legal needed where non-commercial

If you would like to write, publish or edit articles, visit www.wikinews.org Wednesday, June 21, 2006 Wikinews Page 8 copying is permitted, rather if that large. impending American attack at they are needed when they're not Queenston, Ontario. necessary any more to be the Also, this is partly nothing new. 1864 - Maori Wars: The Tauranga middle man between consumer We've been able to do this since Campaign ended. and artist. the advent of the Xerox copier - 1985 - Greenland officially you could photocopy a poem or a adopted its own flag, adding The music industry will lose its painting and put it in a letter in support to its independence current chokepoint, because they the mail. Again, the only way to movement. don't add any value to the end discover or stop that would have 2000 - The controversial product any longer. They will been for the authorities to open all amendment known as Section 28 probably survive as a service letters and check their content. was repealed in Scotland with a 99 bureau for artists, but they will to 17 vote. not be able to control distribution. So we're at a crossroads here. June 21 is Summer solstice in the Either we, as a society, decide Northern Hemisphere and Winter It's actually quite simple: if they that copyright is the greater value solstice in the Southern get their act together and provide to society, and take active steps Hemisphere (12:26 UTC), a service that people want to buy, to give up private communications Midsummer in northern Europe they will remain. If not, they will as a concept. Either that, or we vanish. Today, they have decide that the ability to Quote of the Day legislated that people must buy communicate in private, without "Liberty, as it is conceived by their service regardless of whether constant monitoring by current opinion, has nothing it adds value or not, and that's not authorities, has the greater value inherent about it; it is a sort of gift gonna hold in the long term. - in which case copyright will have or trust bestowed on the individual to give way. by the state pending good Why fight against intellectual behavior." property laws, instead of focusing My choice is clear. ~ Mary McCarthy your energy on creating freely licensed content, such as Creative The Pirate Bay was shut down and Word of the Day Commons films or open source re-opened days later on a Dutch nirvana; n software? server. According to a Swedish 1. The absence of all longing. I want to raise the issue a level, to newspaper report, traffic has 2. A state of paradise; show that it's not about payment doubled since then. How long do heightened or great models or what level of control the you think the cat and mouse game pleasure. copyright holder chooses to exert will continue? 3. A blissful state attained over his or her work. Until one of two things happen: through loss of self; The authorities realize they can't enlightenment. Let me put it this way: we have enforce laws that require achieved the techical possibility of monitoring all private About Wikinews sending copyrighted works in communications, especially given We are a group of volunteer journalists digital, private communications. I the large international level of whose mission is to create a diverse can send a piece of music in e- grassroots support, or [they] community where citizens from around mail to you, I can drop a video clip actually start monitoring all the globe (including you) can in a chat room. That technology is private communications. collaborate to report the news on. not going away, leaving us with License two choices. Today in History 1734 - A black slave known as This work is licensed under the Creative So if copyright is to be enforced if Marie-Joseph Angelique was Commons Attribution License. Articles published in this Print edition were you are to tax, prohibit, fee, fine, tortured and then hanged in New created by Wikinewsies. or otherwise hinder the France. transmission of copyrighted works 1788 - New Hampshire ratified the About Wikinews Print Edition in private communications, the U.S. Constitution and was For more information about Wikinews only way to achieve that is to admitted as the 9th U.S. state. Print Edition visit: have all private communications 1813 - Laura Secord set out to http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wikinews:Print constantly monitored. It's really warn British forces of an

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